

Level-Up Board Game Club: Some Ideas on Weekly Topics
A scope and sequence for the first few weeks of the club, including weekly topics, discussion and reflection prompts, and some ideas for games.
3 days ago5 min read


A Sharpened Critique of Paper App Dungeon
Paper App Dungeon is a charming pencil-and-paper roguelike solitaire game that hits some nostalgia but stumbles on gameplay depth and rules clarity. Clever concept, clear execution on theme, but its mechanics feel less than deliberate.
Oct 77 min read


Introducing: Level-Up Board Game Club
Although I told myself that I wasn’t going to put too much on my plate my first year in a new gig, I am going to start up an after-school board game club. I will use this blog to continue to share the progress of Level-Up Board Game Club, and some thoughts and practices on teaching games to younger gamers. Hopefully this will be a useful resource if you are trying to get something like this started at your school.
Sep 234 min read


Hosting a Heat: Pedal to the Metal Grand Prix
Last month I organized a Heat Grand Prix event with my local game store to share my appreciation of the game with others
Oct 10, 20245 min read


Cartographers: A Roll Player Tale (2019) — Solo Review
Grab your colored pencils! In this review of Cartographers, I touch upon gameplay mechanics and muse on why this has become a genre standard
Apr 30, 20247 min read